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Nigeria’s young goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has admitted that it was a big surprise to make the World Cup squad. Uzoho, at 19, is the youngest player in the Super Eagles pool and was called up after only a handful of La Liga appearances for Deportivo La Coruna.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never saw this coming this early,\u201d said Uzoho, who made his full international debut in a friendly against Argentina in November in Krasnoder.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been an incredible year for me in football. After five games (for the Eagles), it has given me a lot of confidence.”<\/p>\n

The Super Eagles have studied Saturday\u2019s opponents Croatia very closely by watching loads of videos of matches involving them.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to get something out of this game,\u201d said goalkeeper Francis Uzoho.<\/p>\n

\u201cCroatia have good players in top teams in the top leagues, but this is another tournament. We believe in ourselves and I see this in every training. We will win if we play our best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Samm Audu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nigeria’s young goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has admitted that it was a big surprise to make the World Cup squad. 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